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By Norman Braman From The Miami Herald Last Sunday, Mayor Carlos Alvarez outlined in The Miami Herald what he perceives to be his successes, ending it by saying: “Attacks are easy.…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Today the spotlight is on Wisconsin, but before it’s over this fight is liable to take place in many other states across the nation. With 9…
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By Anya Landau French From The Havana Note Signaling a potential showdown to come later this spring in the newly constituted House Appropriations Committee, appropriators Jeff Flake…
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By Bill Press First it was Cairo. week, it was Madison, Wis. First, it was Hosni Mubarak. week, it was Scott Walker. Two days in a row week, more than 15,000 people gathered in…
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We don’t know who wrote the unusual document below -- probably a Cuban American who for decades knew and supported Luis Posada Carriles’ activities. A Mexican janitor discovered it…
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By Paul Krugman From The New York Times Last week, in the face of protest demonstrations against Wisconsin’s new union-busting governor, Scott Walker — demonstrations that continued…
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By Will Weissert From the Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the perjury trial of an elderly ex-CIA agent can continue although defense claims…
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From Latin America News Dispatch WASHINGTON – Advocates of prying Cuba policy a bit further open are looking to the Obama administration rather than Congress for help. Experts gathered…
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By Saul Landau In upmarket restaurants one wouldn’t know the world is suffering from a food crisis. As I observed young executives and professionals slurping oysters and chasing them…
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By Dana Milbank From The Washington Post Did Arianna Huffington just sell out her fellow progressives? In the literal sense, she undoubtedly has: The sale of Huffington Post to AOL…
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